China's Defense Ministry spokesman
confirmed on Thursday that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) had
conducted missile tests within national territory and clarified that
they were not targeted at any one country.
"We conducted some normal weapons tests
within the territory recently," spokesman Geng Yansheng told a regular
press conference arranged by the ministry.
"These tests have no specific targets
and were not targeted at any specific countries," Geng said, reiterating
that the weaponry buildup is to answer the need to safeguard national
security.
Domestic and foreign media reports said
that the PLA's Second Artillery Force had successfully test-launched
several missiles, including DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missile.
Others claimed the PLA's tests of JL-2
submarine-launched ballistic missiles had all failed, and that China's
development of ballistic missiles was at a comparatively slow pace.
The spokesman neither revealed what kinds of missiles the PLA had tested, nor confirmed the truth of the reports.
According to the reports, China's latest
ballistic missiles launched from its mainland have a range allowing
them to hit any point of the United States and could penetrate its
missile defense system.
"China will always pursue a national
defense policy which is defensive in nature and a military strategy of
active defense," Geng said.
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